1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

April 2022 1988 Wimbledon Championships FRG Steffi Graf USA Martina Navratilova 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 128 (8 Q Qualifiers / 8 WC Wildcards) 16 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles 1988 Wimbledon Championships Steffi Graf defeated six-time defending champion Martina Navratilova in a rematch of the previous year's final, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 1988 Wimbledon Championships.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th It was her first Wimbledon singles title and fourth major title overall. It was also Graf's third step towards completing the first, and so far only Golden Slam in the history of tennis. This marked the second of three years that Graf and Navratilova contested the Wimbledon final. The semifinal between Chris Evert and Navratilova marked the 22nd and last time they faced each other in a major, with Navratilova extending her lead in their head-to-head rivalry at the majors to 14–8. Seeds 1 1 FRG Steffi Graf (champion) 2 8 USA Martina Navratilova (final) 3 3 USA Pam Shriver (semifinals) 4 6 USA Chris Evert (semifinals) 5 4 ARG Gabriela Sabatini (fourth round) 6 5 TCH Helena Suková (quarterfinals) 7 2 BUL 1971 Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière (first round) 8 7 URS Natasha Zvereva (fourth round) 9 2 AUS Hana Mandlíková (third round) 10 7 USA Lori McNeil (third round) 11 FRG Claudia Kohde-Kilsch (withdrew) 12 4 USA Zina Garrison (quarterfinals) 13 8 URS Larisa Savchenko (fourth round) 14 3 BUL 1971 Katerina Maleeva (fourth round) 15 6 FRG Sylvia Hanika (third round) 16 1 USA Mary Joe Fernández (fourth round) Claudia Kohde-Kilsch withdrew due to a knee injury. She was replaced in the draw by lucky loser Shaun Stafford. Qualifying 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles qualifying Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 180 1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6 FRA Pascale Paradis 3 1 3 USA Pam Shriver 6 6 12 USA Zina Garrison 4 4 6 TCH Helena Suková 3 64 4 USA Chris Evert 6 77 RSA 1928 Rosalyn Fairbank 6 4 5 2 USA Martina Navratilova 4 6 7 1 FRG Steffi Graf 6 6 3 USA Pam Shriver 1 2 4 USA Chris Evert 1 6 5 2 USA Martina Navratilova 6 4 7 1 FRG Steffi Graf 5 6 6 2 USA Martina Navratilova 7 2 1 Top half Section 1 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 1 FRG S Graf 6 6 USA N Hu 0 0 LL FRA K Quentrec 77 6 FRA J Halard 63 1 USA M Louie Harper 77 3 4 WC GBR S Loosemore 62 6 6 USA T Phelps 7 60 6 AUS W Turnbull 5 77 0 POL I Kuczyńska 5 6 6 USA E Nagelsen 7 1 3 FRG E Pfaff 5 3 Q AUS L Field 7 6 Q USA S Collins 4 6 7 URS L Meskhi 6 4 9 NED N Jagerman 3 2 16 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 1 FRG S Graf 6 6 LL FRA K Quentrec 2 0 WC GBR S Loosemore 1 1 USA T Phelps 6 6 POL I Kuczyńska 7 6 Q AUS L Field 5 4 URS L Meskhi 1 5 16 USA MJ Fernández 6 7 1 FRG S Graf 6 6 USA T Phelps 3 1 POL I Kuczyńska 4 1 16 USA MJ Fernández 6 6 1 FRG S Graf 6 6 16 USA MJ Fernández 2 2 Section 2 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 9 AUS H Mandlíková 6 7 ITA L Garrone 3 5 USA A Henricksson 6 6 USA B Herr 3 2 NED M Bollegraf 6 6 ITA B Romanò 1 4 AUS A Minter 6 6 TCH A Holíková 3 0 AUT J Wiesner 3 7 3 ITA L Golarsa 6 5 6 USA R White 3 6 6 WC GBR C Wood 6 3 3 FRA N Herreman 6 6 USA S Walsh-Pete 2 2 FRA P Paradis 6 6 7 BUL 1971 M Maleeva-Fragnière 4 3 9 AUS H Mandlíková 6 6 USA A Henricksson 4 2 NED M Bollegraf 2 2 AUS A Minter 6 6 ITA L Golarsa 4 2 USA R White 6 6 FRA N Herreman 4 6 6 FRA P Paradis 6 3 8 9 AUS H Mandlíková 4 3 AUS A Minter 6 6 USA R White 4 6 7 FRA P Paradis 6 3 9 AUS A Minter 3 7 4 FRA P Paradis 6 5 6 Section 3 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 3 USA P Shriver 6 4 8 RSA 1928 D van Rensburg 2 6 6 CAN J Hetherington 6 4 3 URS S Parkhomenko 4 6 6 FRG C Porwik 5 4 LL AUS L O'Neill 7 6 FRA C Suire 3 7 4 USA S Rehe 6 5 6 GBR M Javer 6 3 7 FRG S Meier 2 6 9 NZL B Cordwell 6 6 USA E Burgin 4 3 WC GBR L Gould 66 2 FRG I Cueto 78 6 WC GBR A Simpkin 1 0 14 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 6 3 USA P Shriver 6 6 URS S Parkhomenko 3 4 LL AUS L O'Neill 6 1 4 USA S Rehe 4 6 6 FRG S Meier 1 7 4 NZL B Cordwell 6 5 6 FRG I Cueto 0 4 14 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 6 3 USA P Shriver 77 77 USA S Rehe 65 65 NZL B Cordwell 0 0 14 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 6 6 3 USA P Shriver 6 6 14 BUL 1971 K Maleeva 2 2 Section 4 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 12 USA Z Garrison 6 6 USA W White 3 1 ITA F Bonsignori 79 3 0 AUS D Balestrat 67 6 6 PUR 1952 G Fernández 2 6 8 NED B Schultz 6 4 6 USA A Frazier 5 4 AUS E Minter 7 6 FRA C Tanvier 6 6 BRA 1968 P Medrado 3 1 WC GBR A Grunfeld 4 5 USA M Gurney 6 7 TCH R Zrubáková 6 77 USA H Ludloff 3 64 CAN C Bassett-Seguso 2 2 5 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 12 USA Z Garrison 6 6 AUS D Balestrat 4 3 PUR 1952 G Fernández 3 6 3 AUS E Minter 6 3 6 FRA C Tanvier 6 6 USA M Gurney 3 3 TCH R Zrubáková 4 3 5 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 12 USA Z Garrison 77 6 AUS E Minter 63 0 FRA C Tanvier 2 3 5 ARG G Sabatini 6 6 12 USA Z Garrison 6 3 6 5 ARG G Sabatini 1 6 2 Bottom half Section 5 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 6 TCH H Suková 7 1 6 FRA I Demongeot 5 6 2 TCH J Novotná 6 7 DEN T Scheuer-Larsen 3 5 JPN 1947 E Inoue 5 7 6 FRG W Probst 7 5 2 Q USA P Barg 65 4 GBR S Gomer 77 6 SUI E Krapl 3 6 3 URS N Bykova 6 3 6 USA B Potter 6 77 ITA L Lapi 3 63 SWE M Lindström 65 3 Q AUS J-A Faull 77 6 TCH I Budařová 77 6 LL USA S Stafford 65 3 6 TCH H Suková 6 6 TCH J Novotná 2 2 JPN 1947 E Inoue 6 6 GBR S Gomer 4 2 URS N Bykova 6 4 7 USA B Potter 2 6 9 Q AUS J-A Faull 5 6 6 TCH I Budařová 7 1 4 6 TCH H Suková 64 6 6 JPN 1947 E Inoue 77 3 2 USA B Potter 4 6 6 Q AUS J-A Faull 6 3 4 6 TCH H Suková 77 6 USA B Potter 64 4 Section 6 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 15 FRG S Hanika 6 6 USA H Cioffi 1 2 AUS M Jaggard 2 2 NED H Witvoet 6 6 WC GBR V Lake 3 2 USA K Adams 6 6 FRA N Tauziat 6 6 BEL A Devries 2 4 ESP A Sánchez Vicario 3 4 Q JPN 1947 K Okamoto 6 6 BRA 1968 G Miró 6 0 2 JPN 1947 A Kijimuta 4 6 6 FRG C Singer 6 6 BEL S Wasserman 4 0 FRA A Dechaume 1 2 4 USA C Evert 6 6 15 FRG S Hanika 6 6 NED H Witvoet 1 3 USA K Adams 2 6 6 FRA N Tauziat 6 4 4 Q JPN 1947 K Okamoto 5 3 JPN 1947 A Kijimuta 7 6 FRG C Singer 4 6 3 4 USA C Evert 6 3 6 15 FRG S Hanika 3 3 USA K Adams 6 6 JPN 1947 A Kijimuta 4 0 4 USA C Evert 6 6 USA K Adams 7 3 0 4 USA C Evert 5 6 6 Section 7 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 8 URS N Zvereva 6 6 Q USA R Reis 2 3 USA P Fendick 6 6 USA C Benjamin 2 3 SUI C Jolissaint 63 6 6 Q RSA 1928 L Gregory 77 4 3 SWE C Lindqvist 63 4 RSA 1928 E Reinach 77 6 GBR J Durie 6 6 USA M Werdel 4 2 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 USA M-L Daniels 2 3 USA S Sloane 6 6 WC GBR T Catlin 3 1 AUS N Provis 3 5 10 USA L McNeil 6 7 8 URS N Zvereva 6 6 USA P Fendick 3 3 SUI C Jolissaint 1 4 RSA 1928 E Reinach 6 6 GBR J Durie 2 6 5 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 1 7 USA S Sloane 77 4 4 10 USA L McNeil 63 6 6 8 URS N Zvereva 6 77 RSA 1928 E Reinach 2 64 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 77 6 10 USA L McNeil 63 4 8 URS N Zvereva 2 4 RSA 1928 R Fairbank 6 6 Section 8 First round Second round Third round Fourth round 13 URS L Savchenko 6 6 AUS J Byrne 2 2 JPN 1947 M Yanagi 6 6 USA B Gerken 4 1 ARG A Villagrán 6 6 ITA L Ferrando 3 3 AUS E Smylie 4 4 WC GBR J Salmon 6 6 USA G Magers 77 3 7 CAN H Kelesi 65 6 5 Q GBR K Hunter 3 2 RSA 1928 K Schimper 6 6 USA K Horvath 4 4 USA E Hakami 6 6 YUG S Goleš 1 2 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 13 URS L Savchenko 77 6 JPN 1947 M Yanagi 64 3 ARG A Villagrán 77 1 2 WC GBR J Salmon 61 6 6 USA G Magers 4 66 RSA 1928 K Schimper 6 78 USA E Hakami 2 1 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 13 URS L Savchenko 6 6 WC GBR J Salmon 1 2 RSA 1928 K Schimper 0 4 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 13 URS L Savchenko 4 2 2 USA M Navratilova 6 6 See also Evert–Navratilova rivalry References External links 1988 LS 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Women's draws and 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